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The Just War theory, with some amendments, is still used by Christians today as a guide to whether or not a war can be justified. Christians may argue "Sometimes war may be necessary and right, even though it may not be good." In the case of a country that has been invaded by an occupying force, war may be the only way to restore justice. [25]
Terrorism is after all, a tactic. The term 'war on terrorism' is thus effectively nonsensical. As there is no space here to explore this involved and difficult debate, my preference is, on the whole, for the less loaded term 'militancy'. This is not an attempt to condone such actions, merely to analyze them in a clearer way. [10]
Just war theory states that war should only be condoned under 'just' conditions. [2] Jus ad bellum simply limits the causes for which war can be considered justifiable. [2] The other parts of just war theory include jus in bello (just actions in war) and jus post bellum (justice after war). [2]
Pope Francis recalled the extermination of millions of Jews in calling Wednesday for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified and only benefits weapons ...
A Gallup poll made on behalf of CNN and USA Today concluded that 79% of Americans thought the Iraq War was justified, no matter the lack of conclusive evidence of illegal weapons, and 72% still supported the war even if no illegal weapons are found; only 19% believed the weapons must be found for the war to be justified. [12]
The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises into the air from the hypocenter.. Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of the Pacific War theater of World War II (1939–45).
The original Justified series was based on the novella Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard, who was an executive producer on the show until his death in 2013. In the novella and the show, Deputy U ...
Walzer's supreme emergency defines the exemption as a justification; Walzer argues that actions like targeting civilians are not violations of just war theory when a supreme emergency is in effect and one is not morally liable for the otherwise morally wrong action of attacking civilians. The supreme emergency is a justification, Walzer argues ...